Formal regions are those that are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries. For the most part, they are clearly indicated and publicly known.
Functional regions are defined by their connections. For example, the circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region of that paper. (This means that there must be a core that extends outward in terms of influence. That influence will diminish over distance. Thus, one could say that, for example, much of Gyeonggi-do is part of the "Seoul region".
Vernacular regions are perceived regions, such as "The South," "The Midwest," or the "Middle East;" they have no formal boundaries but are understood in our mental maps (see exercise done at the courses beginning for an idea of what a mental map is) .
- taken from Five Themes of Geography by Matt Rosenberg (About.com) also from Mr.Plouffes wiki under Theme5 Regions.
Formal regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries and capitals within Sub-Saharan Africa:
Angola : Algiers
Benin : Porto-Novo
Botswana : Gaborone
Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
Burundi : Bujumbura
Cameroon : Yaounde
Cape Verde : Praia
Central African Republic : Bangui
Chad : N'Djamena
Comoros : Moroni
Congo (Brazzaville) : Brazzaville
Congo (Kinshasa) : Kinshasa
Djibouti : Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea : Malabo
Eritrea : Asmara
Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Gabon : Libreville
Gambia : Banjul
Ghana : Accra
Guinea : Conakry
Guinea - Bissau : Bissau
Kenya : Nairobi
Lesotho : Maseru
Liberia : Monrovia
Madagascar : Antananarivo
Malawi : Lilongwe
Mali : Bamko
Mauritania : Nouakchott
Mauritius : Port Louis
Mozambique : Maputo
Namibia : Windhoek
Niger : Niamey
Nigeria : Abuja
Rwanda : Kigali
Senegal : Dakar
Seychelles : Victoria
Sierra Leone : Freetown
Somalia : Mogadishu
South Africa : Cape Town , Pretoria
Sudan : Khartoum
Swaziland : Mbabana
Tanzania : Dar es Salaam
Togo: Lome
Uganda : Kampala
Zambia : Lusaka
Zimbabwe : Harare
Political instability of Sub-Saharan Africa
This is a map of Sub- Saharan Africa showing the political stability of different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. From this map we can see that about 50% of Sub-Saharan Africa is politically stable at the moment, and 25 % is active with conflicts. The other 25 % of Sub-Saharan Africa is politically unstable.
This map also shows the resources that comes out from different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Compared to the size of the land, the mineral resources coming out from it is very little. However we can see that from Sub-Saharan Africa, a lot of oil is being made.
The map shows the oil extraction from different part of Sub-Saharan Africa. It shows us that towards the center of the continent, Africa, has oil extraction. And towards the bottom of the continent, we can see that other minerals are extracted there.
Vegetation map of Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate map of Sub-Saharan Africa
↑ Map of Sub-Saharan Africa showing the vegetation of that region.
Map of the Sub-Saharan Africa showing the climate of that region→
Vernacular regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
Mountain Ranges within Sub-Saharan Africa:
Not many significant mountains are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
But some mountains there are: Mountains of Angola
Mountains of Benin
Mountains of Gabon
Mountains of Kenya
Rivers in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Niger River
Volta River
Benue River
Congo River
Zambezi River
Orange River
Limpopo River
Functional Map of Sub-Saharan Africa: AIDS number
This map shows the number of people who are infected by AIDS. This map shows that AIDS is a very serious issue in Africa. As you can see, the darker the color gets, there are more people with AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is mostly colored with a dark color meaning that AIDS are common in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main reason why this is going on there is mostly because of sexual labor in Africa. As more people tend to have sexual activities, more people are infected by HIV/AIDS.
- Formal regions are those that are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries. For the most part, they are clearly indicated and publicly known.
- Functional regions are defined by their connections. For example, the circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region of that paper. (This means that there must be a core that extends outward in terms of influence. That influence will diminish over distance. Thus, one could say that, for example, much of Gyeonggi-do is part of the "Seoul region".
- Vernacular regions are perceived regions, such as "The South," "The Midwest," or the "Middle East;" they have no formal boundaries but are understood in our mental maps (see exercise done at the courses beginning for an idea of what a mental map is) .
- taken from Five Themes of Geography by Matt Rosenberg (About.com) also from Mr.Plouffes wiki under Theme5 Regions.Formal regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
Political instability of Sub-Saharan Africa
Vegetation map of Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate map of Sub-Saharan Africa↑ Map of Sub-Saharan Africa showing the vegetation of that region.
Map of the Sub-Saharan Africa showing the climate of that region→
Vernacular regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
Mountain Ranges within Sub-Saharan Africa:
Rivers in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Functional Map of Sub-Saharan Africa: AIDS number
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"Sub-Saharan Africa: Mineral resources and political instability - Maps and Graphics at UNEP/GRID-Arendal." Maps and Graphics at UNEP/GRID-Arendal. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2009. <http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/sub-saharan-africa-mineral-resources-and-political-instability>.
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